clearinghouse
noun
clear·ing·house
ˈklir-iŋ-ˌhau̇s 
1
: an establishment maintained by banks for settling mutual claims and accounts
2
: a central agency for the collection, classification, and distribution especially of information
broadly
: an informal channel for distributing information or assistance
Examples of clearinghouse in a Sentence
an online clearinghouse for information on museums around the world
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After clearing the Education Committee Tuesday, the proposal is on track to land in the Senate Ways and Means Committee, which is led by Sen. Michael Rodrigues, a Westport Democrat, and serves as a clearinghouse for major bills destined for floor votes.
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Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Those deals are subject to a clearinghouse review by NIL Go, which is spearheaded by Deloitte.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 July 2025
The defendants — the NCAA and power conferences — recently created the College Sports Commission as part of the settlement terms, an organization that will oversee and enforce the revenue sharing model, as well as a clearinghouse for additional third-party name, image and likeness (NIL) deals.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 11 July 2025
After clearing the Education Committee Tuesday, the proposal is on track to land in the Senate Ways and Means Committee, which is led by Sen. Michael Rodrigues, a Westport Democrat, and serves as a clearinghouse for major bills destined for floor votes.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 8 July 2025
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“Clearinghouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearinghouse. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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clearinghouse
noun
clear·ing·house
-ˌhau̇s
1
: an institution run by banks for the exchanging of checks and claims
2
: a central agency for collecting and giving out information
Legal Definition
clearinghouse
noun
clear·ing·house
ˈklir-iŋ-ˌhau̇s
: an institution that arranges for payment of checks owed by one bank to another
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